Display-fixture



L. sHGnAN. DISPLAY FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 241 I920- Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

IN VEN TOR L. S/vqgmrr PAT-ENT OFFICE.

vLEONARD SI-IOGRANQIOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Y Application led February 24, 1920. Serial No. 361,042.

i To allie/1,0m 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD SHOGRAN, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Display-Fixtures, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in display fixtures, and itconsists in the combination, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed:

An object of my invention is to provide a display xture adapted tosupport for display purposes articles of varying sizes and differentclasses.

A further object of my invention is to provide a display fixture havinga novel form of supporting member for supporting the articles to bedisplayed, which supporting member can be instantly adjusted verticallywith respect to the fixture and is adapted to firmly hold ordinarysupporting plates of varying sizes without altering the said plates inany way, as by boring holes therethrough.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed that is ornamental in appearance, strong and durable inconstruction, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will appear in thefollowing specication,and the novel features of the invention Will be particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this application, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of thedevice, showing a shoe displayed thereon,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the device along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a pair of the devices arranged to support aplate. Y

In carrying out my invention, I provide a base 1 upon which is mounted atubular stanchion 2 having a collar or head 3 at its lower end. Thevstanchion 2 may be secured to the base 1 in any improved man-V ner, asby means of a screw 4. A plate supporting member, having a tubular bodyportion 5 and a central bore 6, is slidably disposed upon the stanchion2 and may be secured thereto by means of a set screw 9, which is screwedinto a threaded opening l0 provided in the body portion 5. The bodyportion 5 has laterally extending integral flanges 7 and 8 at each endthereof. A plurality of threaded openings 11 are provided through theflange 8 along the outer edge thereof and are adapted to receive setscrews 12 for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

The space provided between the flanges 7 and 8 forms a socket 13 adaptedto receive plates 14. The plates 14 may be of any thickness less thanthe distance between the flanges 7 and 8 and are secured in the socket13 by the set screws 12, which are screwed through the threaded openings11. The plates 14 may also be of any desired shape and material. In theembodiment of the device shown in the accompanying drawings, the plates14 are made of glass and are held in the socket 13 without the platesbeing altered in any way, as by boring holes therethrough to receivescrew members.

Each plate may be of sufiicient size to permit the article to bedisplayed being placed directly upon the plate or an article may beplaced upon a support, such as is commonly used, and the support thenplaced upon the plate. In Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, I haveshown a shoe 15 carried by a support 16 which is of ordinaryconstruction, the latter being supported by a plate 14.

The upper end of the stanchion 2 carries an ornamental glass cap 17which is secured thereto by means of a spring 18. By referring to Fig. 4of the device, it will be noted that these devices may be used as one ofa plurality of supports for a large plate 25 and a display standprovided in this manner which is adapted to support a number of articleswhich may be of diferent sizes and classes.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. The device permits the useof glass plates or metal plates, as desired. If glass plates are used,they may be inserted within the socket 13 and secured thereto withoutboring holes through the glass. Consequently, should the glass plate bebroken, a plate of different thickness may be substituted therefor.

The device may be used as a support to form display stands, shelves, andlike articles of various sizes and types.

It is obvious that many modifications and uses of the device may be madein addition to those set forth and I therefore considerv supportingmember vertically sl'dable and rotatably movable on said stanchion7 said.plate supporting member comprising a body portion7 an integralVlaterally extending liangeateach end thereof, a set screwscrewingthrongh the body portion toV secure the said plate supportingmember to said stanchion and set screws screwing through One of .theextending fanges, and a plate held between'the flanges of said platesupporting member and secnredthereto by the set screw-sin one. oltheflanges of said plate support-ing member.

Y i f LEONARD SHOGRAN.

